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Czech Republic

	Česko

Česky	Česko – Česká republika Česká republika je vnitrozemský stát ve střední Evropě. Sousedí na západě s Německem, na severu s Polskem, na východě se Slovenskem a na jihu s Rakouskem. Území Česka se skládá ze tří historických zemí – Čech, Moravy a Českého Slezska. Hlavním a největším městem je Praha.
Other languages	Deutsch: Tschechien – Tschechische Republik liegt in Mitteleuropa und grenzt an Deutschland (810 km) im Westen und Nordwesten, an Polen (762 km) im Norden, die Slowakei (252 km) im Osten und Österreich (466 km) im Süden. Tschechien umfasste traditionell die drei historischen Länder Böhmen, Mähren und Tschechisch-Schlesien (siehe Verwaltungsgliederung). Der Staat wurde 1999, acht Jahre nach Auflösung des Warschauer Vertrags, Mitglied der NATO und trat am 1. Mai 2004 der Europäischen Union bei.
English	Czech Republic - Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe and a member state of the European Union. The country has borders with ► Poland to the north, ► Germany to the northwest and west, ► Austria to the south, and ► Slovakia to the east. The country is composed of three historic lands – Bohemia and Moravia and Czech (Austrian) Silesia. The capital and largest city is the historic Prague (Praha), a major tourist attraction. See also: Atlas of the European Union

Short name	Czech Republic
Official name	Czech Republic
Status	Independent country since 1993, member of the ► European Union since 2004
Location	Central Europe
Capital	Praha (Prague)
Population	10,287,189 inhabitants
Area	78,866 km²
Major languages	Czech (official)
Major religions	Mainly secular and Roman Catholicism
More information	Czech Republic, Geography of the Czech Republic, History of the Czech Republic and Politics of the Czech Republic
More images	Czech Republic - Czech Republic (Category).

General maps

Map of the Czech Republic

Maps of divisions

This section holds maps of the administrative divisions.

Regions of the Czech Republic

Present regions of the CR superimposed on the map of historical Czech lands

Bohemia

Moravia

Czech Silesia

Czech Silesia – territories from which it is composed

Praha (Prague)
Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad)
Central Bohemian
Hradec Králové
Liberec
Moravian-Silesian
Olomouc
Pardubice
Plzeň (Pilsen)
South Bohemian
South Moravian
Ústí nad Labem
Vysočina
Zlín

Districts of the Czech Republic
South Bohemia districts
South Moravia districts
Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) districts
Hradec Králové districts
Liberec districts
Moravia-Silesia districts
Olomouc districts
Pardubice districts
Plzeň (Pilsen) districts
Praha (Prague) administrative districts
Praha (Prague) municipal districts
Central Bohemia districts
Ústí nad Labem districts
Vysočina districts
Zlín districts

History maps

This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Czechia (Czech lands), illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Czechia (Czech lands).

Possible extent of (proto-)Celtic influence 800–400 BC

Celts in Europe

Map showing the pre-Migration Age distribution of the Germanic tribes in Proto-Germanic times, and stages of their expansion up to 50 BC, AD 100 and AD 300. The extent of the Roman Empire in 68 BC and AD 117 is also shown.

Ancient Germania

Slavic archaeological cultures, 5th–6th century

Slavic migration, 5th-10th century

Early Slavic settlements on territory of present Czechia in the 6th century

Bulgarians and Slavs in Europe in the 6th–7th century

Slavic kingdom of Samo, 7th century

Slavic kingdom of Samo, 7th century

Slavic peoples in Europe in the 7th–8th century

Slavic peoples in Europe in 700

Slavic peoples in Europe in the 8th–9th century

Slavic peoples in Europe in 850

Principality of Moravia until 833 AD

Great Moravia in the 9th century

Great Moravia in the 9th century

Great Moravia in the 9th century

Great Moravia in the era of duke Svatopluk I (870–894)

Great Moravia in the 9th century

Rise of the Frankish Empire

Carolingian Empire around 800

The Frankish Empire

Carolingian Empire (French description) – territory of present Czechia is included in the light green area

Europe in the death of emperor Charles the Great (814)

Final division of the Frankish Empire in the Treaty of Verdun (843) and Treaty of Meerssen (870)

Division of the Frankish Empire after 870

West Slavs in the 9th-10th century

West Slavs in the 10th century

Central Europe in 919-1125

Bohemian state between 936 and 999

Czech lands in the first third of the 11th century – Moravia under Polish rule (till 1019/1029)

The Holy Roman Empire in the 10th century

Area ruled by king Ottokar II of Bohemia (1253-1271)

Crown of Bohemia in the 14th century

Crown of Bohemia in the 14th century (German description)
(part of the following map The Holy Roman Empire in the 14th century)

The Holy Roman Empire in the 14th century

The Holy Roman Empire and its circles in 1512

The (Habsburg) Empire of Charles I/V.

Castile

Aragon

Burgundy

Habsburg

The (Habsburg) Empire of Charles I/V

The religious situation in central Europe around 1618

Area controlled by the Holy Roman Empire around 1630

Crown of Bohemia in 1648

Czech lands between 1742 and WWI

German Confederation

Borders of the German Confederation in 1820

Alliances of the member-states of the former German Confederation in the Austro-Prussian War, 1866

Aftermath of the Austro-Prussian War (1866)

In 1867 the Austrian Empire was continued by Austria-Hungary, making both Austria and Hungary constituent monarchies

Kingdoms and countries of Austria–Hungary:
Cisleithania: 1. Bohemia, 2. Bukovina, 3. Carinthia, 4. Carniola, 5. Dalmatia, 6. Galicia, 7. Austrian Littoral, 8. Lower Austria, 9. Moravia, 10. Salzburg, 11. Silesia, 12. Styria, 13. Tyrol, 14. Upper Austria, 15. Vorarlberg; Transleithania: 16. Hungary, 17. Croatia and Slavonia; 18. Bosnia and Herzegovina

Religions in Austria-Hungary, Andrees Allgemeiner Handatlas, 1st Edition, Leipzig (Germany) 1881

Ethnic map of Austria-Hungary, census 1880. German version

Ethnic map of Austria-Hungary, census 1890. English version

Slavic peoples in Europe in 1900

Slavic peoples in Europe in 1902

Historical map of Austria-Hungary from the Bibliothek allgemeinen und praktischen Wissens für Militäranwärter Band I, 1905

Historical Silesia

Proposed United States of Greater Austria

The end of Austria-Hungary (in German)

Austria became an independent country after the dissolution of Austria-Hungary. This map shows the claims of German-Austria in 1918 including large areas of the Czech lands. The red lines are the real borders realized and presently.

The same map in English

Promotional map of the Czechoslovak lands published in exile magazine La Nation Tchèque. The magazine was published in France during the First World War

Location of Czechoslovakia 1918-1992

Czechoslovak claim on territory disputed with Poland in 1920

Czechoslovakia 1928–1938

Czechoslovakia in 1931

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Czechoslovakia in 1938-1939

Sudetenland

Historical Egerland (Chebsko) 1322–1806 and the Eger region (Regierungsbezirk Eger) of Sudetenland

The borders of Germany on August 31, 1939

Idem

Administrative districts in territories under the control of Nazi Germany in 1941.

Großdeutschland im Jahre 1941

Eastern front of the Second World War circa 1941-1942.

The Allied offensive on Southern Central Europe

Czechoslovakia 1969

Old maps

This section holds copies of original general maps older than 70 years of this entry.

Historical map of Bohemia (Bohemia proper - pink, Moravia - yellow, Austrian/Bohemian Silesia - orange) by the German Brockhaus Konversations-Lexikon, 1892

Satellite maps

Satellite map

Notes and references

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